Saskia de Jonge

Saskia de Jonge (born 22 November 1986) is a Dutch swimmer who specializes in freestyle distances of up to 200 m and is part of the Dutch national team.

Swimming career De Jonge made her international debut in Helsinki at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2006. She won a silver medal in the 4×50 m freestyle relay alongside Inge Dekker, Chantal Groot and Marleen Veldhuis. Individually, she ended up 22nd in the 50 m freestyle and 18th in the 100 m freestyle. At the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2007 in Debrecen, she only swam in the heats of both relays.

2008 In March 2008, representing her country at the 2008 European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven, she swam time-trials for the 2008 Summer Olympics. De Jonge qualified for the 4 × 100 m and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay. One month later she took part in the 2008 FINA Short Course World Championships in Manchester, United Kingdom, where she swam in the heats of the 4×100 m freestyle relay in which she became world champion, although later on she was replaced for the final. She also started in the heats of the 4 × 100 m medley relay and helped the Dutch to achieve the final spot. In this final she was replaced and did not swim, but her teammates finished fourth. Individually she started in the 200 m freestyle and ended up 18th. Event Time Date Location 50 m freestyle

2008-12-19 Amsterdam, Netherlands 100 m freestyle

2008-12-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands 200 m freestyle

2008-12-20 Amsterdam, Netherlands